Fading Echo (2026)

Developer: Emeteria
Publisher: New Tales, Com2uS Holdings
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 160 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 7.9 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You glide, smash, and blast through chaotic environments where water is both your movement and your weapon, triggering explosive elemental reactions on the fly.

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What players say

Players praise the fluid combat and elemental transformation puzzles, comparing it to Splatoon and PS2-era platformers. They also split on the weak guidance and missing fast travel, some call exploration a slog while others enjoy the freedom, and a few find the story archetypical with mixed voice mixing.

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